Indian Camp (Woodlawn) Plantation

In 1857, during the period of Greek revival architecture (1820-1860), sugarcane planter Robert Camp built Indian Camp Plantation, deigned by architect Henry Howard. On Persac's map of the Mississippi, c1858, the tract of land is identified as "Woodlawn." The mansion ...

Camp Wood

Before the Corps of Discovery embarked on their Westward expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made Camp Wood, Illinois their base camp to prepare for the long journey westward. In 1803, the captains took to “disciplining the men, and making ...

Site of Camp Wood

Established May 20, 1857, as a means of preventing Indian raids on the San Antonio—El Paso route and the Rio Grande Valley • Abandoned March 15th, 1861, when federal troops were withdrawn from Texas.

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Site of Woodlawn Camp Meeting

Established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1871, the camp was a popular center of religious and social life. Political candidates and vacationers attended the two-week meetings in August. Its forty-two year era ended in 1913.

Marker is at the intersection ...